Tag: Vaibhav Gehlot

  • Lok Sabha Polls: Congress Announces 43 More Candidates; Fields Nakul Nath From Chhindwara, Vaibhav Gehlot From Jalore |

    The Congress party today released another list of 43 candidates for the Lok Sabha Elections. The names were announced by Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal. The list features prominent names like former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath’s son Nakul Nath, former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot and Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi. This is the second candidate list by the Congress after it released its first candidate list which had 39 names including Rahul Gandhi.

    43 Seats, Caste Equation, Five States/UT

    The 43 candidates are from five states – Assam, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and Daman and Diu. Out of the 43 candidates, 10 are General candidates, 13 OBC candidates, 10 SC candidates, 9 ST candidates and 1 Muslim candidate. A total of 12 candidates have been announced from Assam, 10 from Madhya Pradesh, 7 from Gujarat, 10 from Rajasthan, three from Uttarakhand and one from Daman and Diu.

    कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष श्री @kharge की अध्यक्षता में आयोजित CEC की बैठक में लोकसभा चुनाव, 2024 के लिए 43 लोकसभा सीटों पर कांग्रेस उम्मीदवारों की दूसरी लिस्ट जारी की गई। pic.twitter.com/kgWoEkzKt6
    — Congress (@INCIndia) March 12, 2024

    Key Candidates

    In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress has fielded Nakul Nath who is the son of a senior party leader Kamal Nath from the Chhindwara constituency. Phool Singh Baraiya has been fielded from Bhind, whereas Pankaj Ahirwar will contest from Tikamgarh. Siddharth Kushwaha will contest from Satna, whereas Kamleshwar Patel will fight the Lok Sabha polls from Sidhi. 

    In Assam, Gaurav Gogoi has been fielded from the Jorhat Lok Sabha seat. Congress has also fielded Garjan Mashhary from Kokrajhar, Rakibul Hussain from Dhubri, Deep Bayan from Barpeta, Madhab Rajbanshi from Darrang Udalguri, and Mira Barthakur Goswami from Guwahati Lok Sabha seat. 

    In Gujarat, Congress has fielded Nitishbhai Lalan from Kachchh Lok Sabha constituency, Geniben Thakor from Banaskantha, Rohan Gupta from Ahmedabad East, Bharat Makwana from Ahmedabad West, Lalitbhai Vasoya from Porbandar, Siddharth Chaudhary from Bardoli and Anantbhai Patel from Valsad. 

    Rahul Kaswan who joined Congress after quitting BJP has been fielded from Rajasthan’s Churu. Kaswan is a sitting MP from Churu. Vaibhav Gehlot, the son of former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has been fielded from Jalore Lok Sabha seat. The party has also fielded Tarachand Meena from Udaipur. 

    In Uttarakhand, Jot Singh Guntsola will contest from Tehri Garhwal. Congress has also fielded Ganesh Godiyal from Garhwal Lok Sabha seat while Pradeep Tamta will contest from Almora. Congress has also fielded Ketan Dahyabhai Patel from Daman & Diu constituency. With the announcement of 43 candidates, Congress has so far declared names on 82 Lok Sabha seats.

  • HC remains Rajasthan Cricket Affiliation election

    By means of PTI

    JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Prime Court docket on Thursday stayed the state cricket affiliation election through which Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot was once within the fray for the publish of president.

    A unmarried pass judgement on bench of the excessive courtroom presided via Justice Mahendra Goyal handed the order on a petition filed via District Cricket Associations (DCAs) of Dausa, Nagaur, Sriganganagar and Alwar.

    The election of the Rajasthan Cricket Affiliation (RCA) was once scheduled to be hung on Friday (September 30).

    It was once alleged within the writ petition that the election officer of the RCA, Ram Lubhaya, is a retired IAS officer who isn’t an “unbiased” individual.

    The suggest showing for the DCAs argued that Lubhaya was once within the lively engagement of the state of Rajasthan and was once running below the manager minister whose son Vaibhav Gehlot is not just outgoing president of RCA however could also be contesting for a similar publish once more.

    It was once alleged that during March this 12 months, Lubhaya was once appointed chairman of a high-powered committee for delimitation of the districts in Rajasthan for a duration of six months and due to this fact as an election officer on September 8 this month.

    Later the state executive prolonged his time period within the committee as much as 2023 most effective on September 13 to “affect” the elections of RCA.

    The petition alleged that the election officer isn’t a “honest and unbiased” individual, as pondered via the Ideally suited Court docket whilst approving Justice (retd) Lodha Committee file in 2016 within the topic of BCCI.

    It was once argued via the RCA suggest that if mere father is the factors to mention that elections are being influenced then Jay Shah is secretary of BCCI and his father is Union house minister, thus it can’t be stated that even BCCI is reeling below political drive.

    The courtroom brushed apart the contentions of RCA and proceeded to stick the election scheduled to be hung on Friday. The topic will now be heard on Friday which is the remaining running day ahead of the spoil. The courtroom will reopen on October 10.

    JAIPUR: The Rajasthan Prime Court docket on Thursday stayed the state cricket affiliation election through which Leader Minister Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav Gehlot was once within the fray for the publish of president.

    A unmarried pass judgement on bench of the excessive courtroom presided via Justice Mahendra Goyal handed the order on a petition filed via District Cricket Associations (DCAs) of Dausa, Nagaur, Sriganganagar and Alwar.

    The election of the Rajasthan Cricket Affiliation (RCA) was once scheduled to be hung on Friday (September 30).

    It was once alleged within the writ petition that the election officer of the RCA, Ram Lubhaya, is a retired IAS officer who isn’t an “unbiased” individual.

    The suggest showing for the DCAs argued that Lubhaya was once within the lively engagement of the state of Rajasthan and was once running below the manager minister whose son Vaibhav Gehlot is not just outgoing president of RCA however could also be contesting for a similar publish once more.

    It was once alleged that during March this 12 months, Lubhaya was once appointed chairman of a high-powered committee for delimitation of the districts in Rajasthan for a duration of six months and due to this fact as an election officer on September 8 this month.

    Later the state executive prolonged his time period within the committee as much as 2023 most effective on September 13 to “affect” the elections of RCA.

    The petition alleged that the election officer isn’t a “honest and unbiased” individual, as pondered via the Ideally suited Court docket whilst approving Justice (retd) Lodha Committee file in 2016 within the topic of BCCI.

    It was once argued via the RCA suggest that if mere father is the factors to mention that elections are being influenced then Jay Shah is secretary of BCCI and his father is Union house minister, thus it can’t be stated that even BCCI is reeling below political drive.

    The courtroom brushed apart the contentions of RCA and proceeded to stick the election scheduled to be hung on Friday. The topic will now be heard on Friday which is the remaining running day ahead of the spoil. The courtroom will reopen on October 10.